Where does “smedja” come from?

smedja (Swedish) comes from Old Norse smiðja, from Proto-Germanic smiþjǭ, from Proto-Germanic smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

smedja (Swedish): a forge, a smith's shop, a smithy

Definitions

  1. a forge, a smith's shop, a smithy

Ancestry of “smedja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesmiðjasmithy
2Proto-Germanicsmiþjǭa smithy, smith's workplace
3Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

Words derived from “smedja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smiþaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic smiþjǭ →
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